Leena Kim is an interdisciplinary visual artist based in New York City. She received her bachelor of fine arts at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan, Italy and is currently an MFA candidate in Visual Arts at Columbia University. Her practice examines the fragility of the human condition, identity, memory, and the transient nature of life.
The rapid advancement in modern technology has provoked a psychological sensation that life, and time itself, is speeding up. Themes of social isolation, loneliness, and nostalgia are portrayed as side effects that accompany living in the digital era, and an underlying current of reality merging with fantasy leaves us unsettled with the lingering question of what is “real.” Reacting against the constant change in our perception of the world and a growing dissatisfaction with ourselves, we tend to cling to what feels comfortable, safe, and tangible--a longing for the past.